{"id":2721,"date":"2021-06-16T00:27:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T07:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2023-07-12T01:59:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T08:59:17","slug":"formosan-subterranean-termite-a-destructive-specie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/en\/2021\/06\/formosan-subterranean-termite-a-destructive-specie\/","title":{"rendered":"Formosan Subterranean Termite: a destructive species"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2721\" class=\"elementor elementor-2721\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6abb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f6abb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53baac4\" data-id=\"53baac4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f1e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50f1e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2725\" alt=\"formosan termite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-1.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-1-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-1-24x15.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-1-36x23.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-1-48x31.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0a3ef5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0a3ef5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4c34ae\" data-id=\"a4c34ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4f361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4f361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><strong>Formosan Subterranean termite<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, scientifically known as Coptotermes formosanus, is the <\/span><strong>most destructive termite species due to its colony size<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>.<\/strong> The Formosan termites come from Asia and arrived in the USA in the 1950s. Formosan termites are invasive pests causing hundreds of millions of dollars per year in damage in the United States.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54b3690a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54b3690a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13abf42a\" data-id=\"13abf42a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b41578d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b41578d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c854be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c854be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identifying a Formosan termite<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c246d06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c246d06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6592c6ba\" data-id=\"6592c6ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99140b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f99140b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Formosan termites are classified as subterranean termites<\/strong>, meaning that they establish their <strong>colonies underground<\/strong>. However, Formosan termites differ from other subterranean species with their ability to establish a nest (aerial colonies) or <\/span><strong>secondary nest above ground<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as long as it is a dark, hidden and moist area such as within walls, in attics and trees (even the healthy ones). Their <\/span><strong>carton nests<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are made of termite excrements, chewed wood, and soil.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66326984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66326984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As with other termite species, Formosan termites\u2019 species is categorized into 3 castes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>workers<\/strong>: eat the cellulose in wood and feed the rest of the colony.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>soldiers<\/strong>: protect the colony. They are an orange-brown color and have an oval-shaped head (tear drop) with large dark mandibles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>reproductives<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also known as alates or swarmers, are the future kings and queens of new colonies. They are about 5\/16-inch-long (14-15mm) and are yellow. They have wings that break off once they find a new area to start a new colony during the swarming season.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-118c1d73\" data-id=\"118c1d73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6418774c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6418774c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ifas.ufl.edu\/monroeco\/files\/2020\/05\/termite-alates3-Buss_resize-scaled.jpg)%20\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/termites-species.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2737\" alt=\"different termites species\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/termites-species.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/termites-species-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/termites-species-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/termites-species-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/termites-species-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13164c65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13164c65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-449684a5\" data-id=\"449684a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2005333d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2005333d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56471a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56471a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is the Formosan termite species dangerous? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354110c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"354110c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Native subterranean termite species tend to have fewer soldiers (1 to 2%) than the Formosan termite species (10-15%)<\/strong>. Due to this significant quantity of termite soldiers, the <strong>Formosan species is the most aggressive<\/strong>. Formosan termite colonies are often 10 times the size of other subterranean termite species. Additionally, <strong>a <\/strong><\/span><strong>colony can contain millions of termites<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a mature queen can lay up to 3000 eggs a day. This means that the colony grows quickly and is very destructive, leading to an infestation sooner than you would think.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Formosan termites are also more resistant<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> thanks to their ability to build a secondary carton nest in the walls of a structure. This means they do not have to return to the soil like most subterranean termites as their carton nest can hold enough moisture for them during dry periods.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eaf55dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5eaf55dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19b66aa\" data-id=\"19b66aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2937877d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2937877d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de49919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3de49919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE FORMOSAN TERMITE SPECIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a2523c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a2523c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To travel above ground, Formosan termites leave <\/span><strong>mud trails<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning that you can spot them by looking for mud trails or mud tubes, found on walls or in door jambs. Anything that is connected to wood attracts termites and they can <\/span><strong>enter any home through the tiniest holes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You may also notice <\/span><strong>damages around the windows<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as on <\/span><strong>PVC pipes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because they can also chew through non-wooden materials. They <\/span><strong>eat the wood<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> present in your home, whether that be furniture, books, doors, walls, wooden framework etc. A piece of <strong>wood infested by termites <\/strong><\/span><strong>sounds hollow when you tap on it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d926b73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d926b73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc21026\" data-id=\"6dc21026\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c15278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15c15278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-mud-trails.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2745\" alt=\"termite-mud-trails\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-mud-trails.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-mud-trails-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-mud-trails-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-mud-trails-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-mud-trails-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.mabi-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/formosan-termite-mud-trails-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55150188\" data-id=\"55150188\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12458a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12458a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-699f93b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"699f93b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5294cf\" data-id=\"e5294cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5213b6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5213b6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><strong>Formosan termite species was transported to the United States in the 1950s<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by way of human activity and the transportation of wooden materials such as crates and cargo. Their presence has been widespread ever since affecting different states through the same way as well as by hurricane or severe windstorm. This species is now found in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During<\/span><strong> springtime<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><strong>alates<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><strong><i>swarmers<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leave their nests and fly to a new location to mate and create another colony. The Formosan termite species <\/span><strong>swarming season<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> happens <\/span><strong>from April to July<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially during humid evenings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d9640a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d9640a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2e1a15\" data-id=\"c2e1a15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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